Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation. — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
You know I'm a bit of a dag because I listen to classical music. I recently bought myself an iPod and downloaded… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
I was just moving around the globe, learning classical music and generally doing nothing. I was completely away from glitz and glamour… — Antara Mali Copy Share Image
I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student… — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa 'Sleeping Beauty,' and no ballet is harder to get right. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love… — Seth Numrich Copy Share Image
Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Thank God for movie music. It preserves the rich vocabulary in classical music through challenging times. — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
As a professional cellist, I go to mostly classical concerts because that's the music I play, but I am also always trying… — Jan Vogler Copy Share Image
Me, who's educated classically, I went toward rock music 'cause it was sort of a natural evolution from where I was playing… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
I was introduced to classical music by my grandparents - my parents were mostly into folk and jazz. Even as a young… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
Music has always been in my family, but it was mainly keyboards. I learned to play classical piano, but when I first… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
For me, personally, the most interesting music comes from the popular sector - from film and pop music - since contemporary classical… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
I do not think classical music faces any threat because new music is being made through computer, as the real charm of… — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
We wanted to make a powerful cello sound in order to show to the world the possibilities of the cello and to… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
A contrast between country and city, as fundamental ways of life, reaches back into classical times. — Raymond Williams Copy Share Image
I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything… — Shuler Hensley Copy Share Image
My background in music is classical - I did graduate school in music. At that time, I was studying composition, but I… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
I don't think I'll ever want to do pop music. I think I'll only ever want to do classical crossover because it's… — Jackie Evancho Copy Share Image
My whole life, I've always had one foot in the classical world and one foot in the rock, pop, and folk world. — Michael Bacon Copy Share Image
I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and… — Yann Tiersen Copy Share Image
If we got into a time machine and went back to the 1700s, classical and baroque music would have been the equivalent… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a classical piece that was actually designed to be a CD, not designed for performance. — Anne Dudley Copy Share Image
Classical heroes are usually much larger than life. They're not quite human beings. They're somehow larger than human scale. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them? — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking. — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
I just loved classical music, but I also loved playing rock guitar, and I loved playing piano, so it was a natural… — Trevor Rabin Copy Share Image
Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing… — Daniel Breaker Copy Share Image
Classical buildings endure because they are loved, admired and accepted, and enjoy an innate adaption to human needs and purposes. — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
My parents met in music school, and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and… — Sara Zarr Copy Share Image
But in the Indian film industry, from the moment a child is born, he is taught music, he is taken for classical… — Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
“Whatever you establish in this present time, do it with faith! Your beautiful foundation will be worthy, fabulous, and marvelously incredible.” — D.L. Lewis Copy Share Image
Classicism becomes avant-garde when everyone else is doing their utmost to develop new stylistic forms. I think it's healthy to return to… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Classical dance forms and music are slowly going away. It is very important to impart these to children. — Hema Malini Copy Share Image
Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
I would love to hone my skills and learn Indian classical music. It's a vast sea of melodies and ragas, and I… — Richa Chadha Copy Share Image
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